Black Cocoa Halva Israeli Swirl Cookies
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For Chanukah this year, I was mulling over what to bake, probably some kind of rugelach? Or maybe I’d try black-and-white cookies finally? But then Shannon Sarna’s Modern Jewish Comfort Food arrived, and all of that went right out the window because her beautiful new book includes a recipe for “Israeli Swirl Cookies” with two […]
Short & Stout: Italian Chocolate Guinness Cake
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you! I know what you’re thinking; didn’t you just post a chocolate-stout cake last weekend? And it’s true, I did. But that Drunk Bundt Cake was so obscenely delicious that I can’t.stop.thinking. about chocolate-stout cake. And what do I do in such desperate times? Obviously I scour the internets for more. (And […]
Under Cover of Darkness: Ovenly’s Brooklyn Blackout Cake
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I had never heard of Ovenly until Amazon “recommended” their new cookbook back in September based on my previous purchases. One could certainly say that I have a love affair with certain Brooklyn baking establishments (see here, here, and here), so I was immediately intrigued. With a trip to New York looming (last month), I decided that […]